Nonstop flight route between Wellington, New Zealand and Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wellington International Airport (WLG), Wellington, New Zealand and Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR), Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,378 miles (or 13,483 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wellington International Airport and Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wellington International Airport and Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLG / NZWN |
Airport Name: | Wellington International Airport |
Location: | Wellington, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'37"S by 174°48'19"E |
Area Served: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Operator/Owner: | Infratil, Wellington City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WLG |
More Information: | WLG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCR / CYCR |
Airport Name: | Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport |
Location: | Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°36'38"N by 97°45'36"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 707 feet (215 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCR |
More Information: | YCR Maps & Info |
Facts about Wellington International Airport (WLG):
- Because of Wellington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Wellington International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) NNE of WLG.
- Wellington is the third busiest airport in New Zealand handling a total of 5,373,622 passengers in the year ending 31 March 2013.
- In April 2006, Air New Zealand and Qantas announced that they proposed to enter into a codeshare agreement, arguing that it would be necessary in order to reduce empty seats and financial losses on trans-Tasman routes.
- The furthest airport from Wellington International Airport (WLG) is Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM), which is nearly antipodal to Wellington International Airport (meaning Wellington International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salamanca-Matacán Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,966 kilometers) away in Salamanca, Spain.
- In April 2009, the airport issued a new master plan outlining upgrade plans over the next 20 years, including expanded terminal and apron space, and scope for runway extensions.
- Wellington International Airport (WLG) currently has only 1 runway.
- As recently as 1992, several alternate sites for Wellington Airport were considered – Te Horo, Paraparaumu, Mana Island, Ohariu Valley, Horokiwi, Wairarapa and Pencarrow – but a decision was made to upgrade the existing site at Rongotai.
- At 2,081 metres, Wellington's runway is shorter than some New Zealand domestic airport runways.
Facts about Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR):
- The furthest airport from Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,307 miles (16,587 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Jenpeg Airport (ZJG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of YCR.
- Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport's relatively low elevation of 707 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.